title: Cap-polyposis-like gastropathy with hypoproteinemia treated with H. pylori eradication.
abstract: We herein report the case of a 43-year-old man with distinct gastropathy and hypoproteinemia treated with H. pylori eradication therapy. Most reported cases of protein-losing gastropathy are divided into Ménétrier's disease (MD) and diffuse varioliform gastritis (DVG). Our patient presented with leg edema due to marked hypoalbuminemia, which we ascribed to distinct gastropathy with novel endoscopic findings resembling cap polyposis in the colon, apparently different from both MD and DVG. H. pylori eradication therapy promptly induced the normalization of laboratory data and mucosal healing. Our case together with two previously published similar cases may contribute to establishing an association between cap-polyposis-like-gastropathy with hypoproteinemia and H. pylori.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Eriko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Iguchi
authors.forename: Takehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsumura
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sekikawa
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wakasa
authors.forename: Takanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maruo
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okabe
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Osaki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005756:Gastritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D007019:Hypoproteinemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents